According to a recent research, the Little Ice Age, more commonly known as LIA, which was a peculiar period of cooling that occurred after the Medieval Warm Period and extended from the 16th to the 19th century, might have initiated through a series of volcanic eruptions sustained by sea ice. The LIA lasted from 1550 […]
Feb 1 2012 | Posted in
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New Ozone Hole Discovered over the Arctic For the first time, scientists have identified an ‘ozone hole’ over the Arctic, in addition to the well-known ozone hole over the Antarctic. Unusually persistent low temperatures over the arctic in early 2011 caused an unprecedented amount of chemical destruction of stratospheric ozone there. The authors warn that […]
Dec 20 2011 | Posted in
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